Vapor-burner



(No Model.)

Z. DAVIS.

VAPOR BURNER .Wziffiifi Patented Jan. 2,- 1883.

ilnirsn STATES PATENT. GFFICE.

ZEBULON DAVIS, OF CANTON, OHIO.

VAPOR-BURNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 269,833, dated January 2, 1883.

Application'filed February 18,1882. (No model.) 1

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, ZEBULON DAVIS, of (Janton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in Vapor-Burners, and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference bring had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in vapor-burners; and it consists in attaching to the under side ofthe burner a vibratory tongue or. induction-tube, whereby the tongue or tube can be moved sidewise sutficiently far to serve as a deflector for the flame.

The object of this part of my invention is to provide a means whereby the vapor can be prevented from passing up through the burner for the purpose of producing an auxiliary flame to maintain the heat of vaporization when the burner is not in use.

The second part of my invention consists in forming a channel or guide upon the bottom part of the burner, terminatingin atube placed directly hack of the burner, so that the flame will pass up through the tube to one sideofthe burner, instead ofthrough it, in the usual manner.

The object of this part of my invention is to produce a blue heating-flame to one side of the burner, for the purpose of heating any article which may be placed above it without using the main flame, at the same time that the heat of vaporization is maintained and the burner ready for use at any moment.

Figure 1 is a vertical section of my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a modification of my invention, the top of the burner being removed. Fig. 3 is an inverted view of this modification.

.0, and then through the horizontal tube to the tube D, through the outer end of which passes the regulating-screw E. The inner end of this tube is turned downward, as shown, and has the vertical regulating-screw F, terminating in a needle passing through it. This vertical screw is used to regulate the flamein thensual manner, and the horizontal screw is used both for regulating the flow ot the fluid into the cup and for controlling the flame at the same time, without the necessity of having to pass the hand down under the cup while it is filled with burning fluid. Should the cup accidentally be allowed to overflow while burning, it would be necessary, were the horizontal screw not provided, topass the hand in the flarneof the burning fluid which would be dropping down upon the handle of-the regulatingscrew. inner end of the horizontal regulating-screw bears against the small opening which is made in the partition in the horizontal pipe, it can be used to regulate theflow of fluid to the burner, and thus save the wear upon the needle F and the opening through which the needle passes.

Pivoted upon the under side ofthe burner is the induction-tube G, which catches at its upper end over the flanged tube or projection H, which is .cast or otherwise formed directlyupon the bottom oft-he burner B. Thistube, flange, or projection H is made deeper orlonger atone side than the other, so that when the pivoted tube is allowed to turn upon its pivot the upper edge of the induction-tube will still catch over the lower edge of the flange, tube, or projection H. This induction-tube will be provided with a suitable handle, rod, or other device, by means of which itmay be drawn backward or forced forward into position. When the induction-tube is forced forward so as to bear against the bottom plate of the burnerits axial center will be directly over the needlepoint, and the vapor will then pass up into the burner in the usual manner. When, however, the tube is either allowed to drop downward from its own weight or is drawnto one side by means of the handle, the lower end of the tube will be moved slightly beyond the needle-point, and then the vapor, in rising upward, will strike against the side of the tube, which is preferably made grooved upon its side, as at I, for the purpose of forming a deflector to guide the vapor or flame up toward the channel J, formed or cast on the bottom of the burner.

Instead of having the induction-tube pivoted,

As the as above described, it may be made as a part of the bottom plate of the burner, and be made square, and then the vibrating tongue 0 will be pivoted in the side upon which the channel is formed, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. This vibrating tongue is hinged at its upper end to the under side of the burner, and will have a wire or rod attached to it at its lower end, so that it can he moved into a vertical position to form a side of the inlet-tube while the vapor is passing up through the burner; or it may be turned at an angle, so as to form adeflector to deflect the vapor or flame up into the channel formed. on the bottom of the burner. This channel extends out beyond the bottom of the burner, where it tern'iinates in a ring, tube, or pipe, P, up through which the flame passes for the purpose of heating any-article which may be placed above its top. This deflected. flame not only serves to keep up the heat of vaporization, but to keep the burner hot and ready lor instantuse, whether turned up tall enough to heat the article placed above it or turned down low enough to produce only the heat of vaporization.

A deflected flame like what is heredescribed, for the purpose of maintaining the heat of vaporization and keeping the burner ready for instant use, can be produced at but a very small cost compared to the lowest point at which the main flame can be burned without danger of exploding in the cap and becoming extinguished.

No claim is here made to a deflector which is interposed between the point at which the vapor escapes and the induction-tube, the deflector being detached from and independent of the burner, for this is shown in a patent granted to myself, and bearin g nnm oer 237,826.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination of a apor-burner with an ind notion tube which is adapted to be moved so as to present an inclined surface for the vapor to impinge against, and thus deflect it away from the opening in the bottom of the burner, substantially as shown.

2. A vapor-burner provided with ahinged or pivoted deflector attached to the under side of the burner, which can be so moved as to deflect the vapor, and a channel for conducting the flame out to one side of the burner, substan tially as described.

3. A vapm-lnirner provided with a hinged or pivoted deflector which can be moved so as to deflect the rising flame or vapor, and a channel which is formed upon the bottom of the burner, and which terminates in a tube, ring, or conduit at its outer end, whereby the flame is conducted beyond the bottom of the burner, substantially as set forth.

L. The combination of the. V11)Ol btlfll0l' with a lunged or swinging tube which can be so moved as to form an inclined guide or deflector for the flame or vapor, and thus maintain the heat of vaporization and keep the burner ready for instant use, substantially as specified.

5. In a vapor-burner, a hinged induction tube which is adapted to be moved from a verticalto an inclined positiomand thus term a deflecting-surface for the vapor or flame, su bstantially as shown.

In testimony whereof I afllx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ZIQBULON DAVIS.

\Vitnesses:

F. A. LEHMANN, W. W. MORTIMER. 

